studeq Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 (edited) Can anyone find the Studebaker?? This is not a movie set but an actual photo taken in in Detroit in 1916 and colorized by an expert. This was taken from the Shorpy Higgenbotham site. And yes there is a Studebaker in the photo. Edited August 23, 2012 by studeq (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifda Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Is the second car back on the left of the picture a 1915 touring car? The one with the license plate under the passengers side headlight.Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studeq Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Is the second car back on the left of the picture a 1915 touring car? The one with the license plate under the passengers side headlight.WayneVery good!! Note the Studebaker script in the lower left side (right as you are looking at it) of the radiator. It cannot be a 1914 since it had the gas filler on the cowl and it can't be a 1916 since it had the cloisonne badge in the radiator shell. So has to be a 1915 and looks to be the model SD Four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studeq Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 The Studebaker will not be hard to find in this interesting vintage photo! The unusual heart shaped back glass in the coupe was unique to Studebaker for 1936-37. Now can anyone determine for certain whether this is a '36 or '37? There is a easy way to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stephen48 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 The car does not appear to have the artillary wheels that the 1936 model has so it must be a 1937.It interesting to note that the oldest car in the photo appears to be a 1930 vehicle even though the photo is circa 1937.It appears people did not keep cars very long in that era in USA ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John.McMaster Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Hi John,The Victoria certainly is a good looking car. The bumpers are much classier than mine. The copper colour around the radiator badge seems unusual? The spare wheel brackets seem to have an alignment problem...not a criticism but one I am also experiencing but not to the same extent. I guess this is a function of tyre size. I am running 600x19 tyres. Certainly must have been a weak moment when you sold it.We all have them and here is mine. 1909 Schacht.The first is when I got it and the second is when I sold it but had rallied it for 20+ years. (Sorry guys not a Studebaker but does start with an S and from your side of the world.)John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John.McMaster Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Hi Studeq,We obviously didn't get a lot of models down here! Nice how the spare wheel is hidden. Other cars around it have similar lines yet lost behind a spare wheel. Some great photos here..thanks,John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stude8 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 To John McMaster: RE: the 600x20 Denman tires on the 1930 President Victoria FH were not the same profile as 1930 600x20 tires and stood higher in the side mount wheel wells. The FH model was a shorter wheel base than the FE model that used 19" tires, they fit the wheel wells better.Stude8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John.McMaster Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Here is a family photo of what we (family) were told was a Studebaker, and another down under (NewZealand) forum member agrees. Can anyone add more detail?(not about my family, I have enough of that scandal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studeq Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Yes, that is a 1923-24 Studebaker Big Six model EK. The wheels are not standard and though Studebaker offered side mount tires on what the called the "Speedster" model those shown in your photo are not mounted in the same manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studeq Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Her is one located about an hours drive from me. It is for sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stude8 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Attached are factory brochure pages describing the 1922-24 Studebaker Big Six Model EK features.Stude8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John.McMaster Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Another forum member suggested it was an Australian body. The wheels look like Rudge-Whitworth (?) similar to some I had on a 1923 Willys Knight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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